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Definition: Ronin sidechain
A sidechain linked to Ethereum from Sky Mavis, creator of the NFT-based Axie Infinity game. The Ronin sidechain was developed to process transactions more quickly than Ethereum. See Axie Infinity.
Layer 2 Auxiliary Chains
Layer 1 is the Ethereum blockchain, and Layer 2 refers to auxiliary chains such as Ronin that work in tandem with the main chain. The primary goal of an auxiliary chain is to process transactions faster. See sidechain.